I am deeply offended by the way this post is going. Instead of talking about certain jobs that are friendly to a working mother, we are talking about gedarim that women need to set up. Why not talk about men who need SELF CONTROL? Maybe those women who are working are smarter, both intellectually and how to handle themselves. Women are allowed to work outside the home- who else will bring in dinner if the husband is learning? Oh, and there are not enough teaching/secretary/special ed jobs out there. Or Speech Therapy jobs- so many people are going into these fields that it is impossible to find a job!
What about jobs where you can pick your clients? Where you work in an open office-setting without closed rooms (so no yichud issues)- like OT or PT? Most of the time they work in larger rooms that can be curtained off. What about psychology- the psychologist picks their own clients (they can specifically work with children, schools, couples ect) and can refer elsewhere if not comfortable.
Maybe we should switch the theme of this post to a more friendly atmosphere, where women are not hammered to feel like they must lock themselves in a closet. If men would act appropriate, all frum environments would be safer. Men should watch their eyes and not make women cover themselves up with gedarim beyond gedarim. Maybe men should watch their speech and actions as well!
mdd- why should women wear something that is beyond halacha- just to solve your problems? see a psychologist if a married woman’s sheitel is causing you trouble.